It’s not every day that the spiritual leader of over a billion Catholics channels his inner political strategist and encourages his flock to “choose the lesser evil” between two political candidates. Yet here we are, with Pope Francis giving a divine thumbs-up to a choice that sounds more like picking your poison than seeking guidance from above. If choosing between Trump and Harris is the Pope's idea of moral leadership, then I think it's time we all start questioning whether he's reading from the Holy Bible or the Democratic Party's latest handbook on "How to Offend No One, Ever."
Let’s break down the absurdity, shall we?
The Lesser Evil? Really?
Since when did Christian doctrine, a beacon of moral clarity for centuries, become a political coin toss? If we’re supposed to choose between two evils, shouldn’t we at least go with the one who, I don’t know, doesn't openly mock biblical values? On the one hand, you have a candidate who appoints conservative justices to the Supreme Court, defends religious liberties, and doesn't think taxpayer-funded abortion is a divine right. On the other hand, you have Kamala Harris, a political chameleon who wants to nationalize abortion, fully supports the LGBTQ agenda, and seems to believe religious freedom is a quaint idea to be steamrolled by political correctness.
In this absurd binary, one candidate stands up for biblical values (even if he occasionally tweets like he skipped Sunday School), while the other is literally rewriting the script to ensure "Thou shalt not kill" is replaced with "Thou shalt affirm my pronouns."
Pope Francis, The Ambassador of... Well, What Exactly?
The Pope urging Catholics to choose “the lesser evil” in a political contest is like asking someone to pick the better villain in a superhero movie. Christianity, at its core, is about choosing good over evil, not about scanning through your options like a dinner menu and selecting the dish with the least amount of MSG.
In fact, if Pope Francis represents Christianity, then my local weather app represents meteorology—occasionally correct, but mostly just random guesses, constantly shifting with the winds of political opinion. At this rate, the Vatican may want to replace the Ten Commandments with the "Top Ten Guidelines for Not Offending Anyone." What’s next? Forget about confessions, it’ll be “Repent, but only if it doesn’t upset your neighbor’s emotional support pet.”
The Democratic Version of the Bible
Let’s get real here. The Pope seems to be reading from a special edition of the Bible—perhaps the Democratic Version, where the commandments have been swapped out for a guide on how to use gender-neutral pronouns, and the Beatitudes have been replaced with “Blessed are the bureaucrats, for they shall tax the earth.” In this edition, “Thou shalt not kill” is followed by a helpful footnote: except in cases of convenient moral ambiguity or political necessity.
It’s the kind of Bible where Joseph and Mary would have likely been asked for proof of vaccination before entering the stable, and Jesus would have had to issue a formal apology for being the cisgender male savior of humanity. Because, let’s face it, someone, somewhere, is bound to get offended.
Maybe It’s Time for a New Pope?
Here’s the real question: If Pope Francis is urging Catholics to pick the “lesser evil,” maybe the Catholic Church should consider picking the lesser Pope. Just saying. When your spiritual leader starts sounding more like a campaign manager for Harris’s identity politics and less like a defender of the faith, it might be time to reevaluate.
Perhaps we need someone who actually, I don’t know, believes in the faith and isn’t willing to sell it out for a few pats on the back from the liberal elite. Because right now, it feels like we’re all stuck in some cosmic reality show where the Pope is playing the role of a confused contestant trying to appeal to both sides while forgetting the whole point of the Gospel. I hate to break it to him, but salvation isn’t a popularity contest.
The Bottom Line
Pope Francis’s call to choose between “the lesser evil” between Trump and Harris is not just absurd—it’s downright dangerous. Christianity isn’t about compromising between evils, it’s about standing for the truth, even when it’s hard, unpopular, or unfashionable. The real question isn’t whether Catholics should choose the lesser evil—it’s why the Pope is even entertaining this nonsense in the first place.
Maybe next time the Pope offers political advice, he should check to make sure he’s not reading from the latest progressive talking points. Until then, we’ll be over here, trying to figure out how to keep faith in both God and common sense, while the Vatican dabbles in identity politics and moral ambiguity.
But hey, at least confession will soon be available with optional trigger warnings.
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